In and Of Itself at Geffen Playhouse

In and Of Itself

Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Avenue Los Angeles

In & Of Itself is a show constructed as a metaphoric labyrinth, filled with allegorical illusions and centered around a single paradoxical truth. From the writer and producers of the highly acclaimed Nothing to Hide and Director Frank Oz, comes the new show by Derek DelGaudio, In & Of Itself, produced by Glenn Kaino and Tom Werner with original music by Mark Mothersbaugh.

Thru - Jul 10, 2016

Tuesdays: 8:00pm

Wednesdays: 8:00pm

Thursdays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 3:00pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm & 7:00pm

Box Office: 310-208-5454

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In and Of Itself Reviews

Average Rating based on 6 reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Recommended

"...DelGaudio, a two-time winner of the Academy of Magical Arts' Close-Up Magician of the Year award, is in his 30s but looks younger, with a round face and an aura of melancholy, like the lonely child who figures in the bittersweet, deeply personal anecdotes he weaves among his machinations. He's often self-deprecating, even hangdog."

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- Margaret Gray

LA Weekly - Somewhat Recommended

"...The show could benefit from more forthrightness, actually, as well as more magic, which is where the concept falters. At 65 minutes (and ticket prices in excess of $100), In & Of Itself, whose name evokes a certain Inception-like circularity, leaves you just kind of expecting ... more."

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- Jenny Lower

ArtsBeatLA - Somewhat Recommended

"...Derek DelGaudio's show is a pleasant, if brief, diversion but as a magic show it's not all that remarkable."

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- Pauline Adamek

ArtsInLA - Somewhat Recommended

"...Derek DelGaudio's world premiere In & of Itself proves him to be a captivating performer and a mesmerizing illusionist. He is not quite yet the philosopher he purports to be, but kernels of interesting ideas weave through the piece-such as making personal pain disappear like a house of cards."

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- Dany Margolies

TheatreMania - Recommended

"...Derek DelGaudio is a masterful storyteller. He fills minds with anecdotes and perplexing tales then blows those minds with simple but astounding feats. No matter how much one wants to know how everything has been achieved, one cannot help but enjoy the thrill of the mystery. And that's the real magic."

- Jonas Schwartz

Total Theater - Recommended

"...These specialists have put together a quirky kind of magic show, one whose basic comic spirit has an aura of darkness and mystery (conveyed by DelGaudio in his sketch about a man addicted to the dangerous game of Russian Roulette). There is also a fair bit of talk about existential matters: "every secret has a unique weight," commented DelGaudio at one point. The performer also kept urging the audience to ask itself "who are you" and "what will all this mean tomorrow." The key theme of identity is hammered home at the climax of the show when, with dazzling legerdemain, the stage turns into a giant mirror in which the audience is confronted with a reflection of itself."

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- Willard Manus

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In and Of Itself Reviews

Los Angeles Times - Recommended

LA Weekly - Somewhat Recommended

ArtsBeatLA - Somewhat Recommended

ArtsInLA - Somewhat Recommended

TheatreMania - Recommended

Total Theater - Recommended

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